catachrestic
1Catachrestic — Cat a*chres tic, Catachrestical Cat a*chres tic*al, a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; constituting, characterized by or given to catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far fetched. [1913 Webster] {Cat… …
2catachrestic — adjective see catachresis …
3catachrestic — See catachresis. * * * …
4catachrestic — adjective constituting or related to catachresis …
5catachrestic — adj. characterized by the misuse of words; inaccurate in metaphorical usage …
6catachrestic — a.; (also catachrestical) Forced, strained, far fetched, recondite, studiously sought, wrested …
7catachrestic — cat·a·chres·tic …
8catachrestic — adjective constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis • Syn: ↑catachrestical • Pertains to noun: ↑catachresis (for: ↑catachrestical), ↑catachresis • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
9Catachrestical — Catachrestic Cat a*chres tic, Catachrestical Cat a*chres tic*al, a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; constituting, characterized by or given to catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far fetched. [1913… …
10Catachrestically — Catachrestic Cat a*chres tic, Catachrestical Cat a*chres tic*al, a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; constituting, characterized by or given to catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far fetched. [1913… …
